Annie Leibovitz uses Photek Umbrella - Softlighter II - 46"

9 years 5 months ago #414122 by Wayne Tidwell
I was reading that Annie Leibovitz uses this umbrella.  Is that why it's on back order? Is it that popular?  Just out of curiosity, what is so different about this umbrella? 


www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/42419-REG..._Softlighter_II.html


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9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago #414128 by garyrhook
Ugh. "So and so uses this, I must have one!" Puh-leeze. Yeah, there's likely some of that going on here. :rolleyes  Back-ordering can also mean the supply line dried up; hard to say, right?

That said....

It appears that this umbrella has softbox functionality, along with a gold reflecting center add-on. Kinda clever, I think, if you want to add a little warmth to the light. For me, it seems old school (i.e. flim-ish) when it's just as easy to tweak in post. So I'm not really getting that part.

I'd rather have a 3' x 4' softbox along with plain old umbrellas.


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9 years 5 months ago #414154 by KCook
Softer light than a plain umbrella, more portable than a big softbox.

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